Brigid Monagle was appointed as Victorian Public Sector Commissioner in February 2023. The Commissioner is responsible for driving excellence, professionalism, and integrity in the sector.
She is a senior public servant who previously acted as Secretary for the Department of Families, Fairness and Housing (DFFH). Â
Prior to that Brigid was the Associate Secretary at DFFH and before that she also held several Deputy Secretary roles in that department.
In the second half of 2020, Brigid was seconded to the then-Department of Health and Human Services to serve as Deputy Secretary, Public Health Policy and Strategy during the response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In 2018, Brigid established and led the Fairer Victoria Division as Deputy Secretary in the Department of Premier and Cabinet (DPC).
Brigid was also an Executive Director at DPC, leading advice in the areas of Aboriginal Affairs Policy, including the formation of Treaty Authority legislation and self-determination, health policy and reform, and inter-governmental strategy.
Before that, Brigid worked at The Treasury in New Zealand for several years.
Brigid is committed to supporting Victorian public sector employees to continue to meet the high standards that the community rightly expects of the sector. Â
She holds a Master of Public Policy from Victoria University of Wellington and a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) from University of Melbourne.